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24 out of 31 people found the following review useful:Eye opening, shocking and brilliant... it made "This Is England" look like a Disney film., 17 January 2012

This is not like any other film I've seen before, I think that it would
be an understatement to say that this film was chilling and eye
opening. This film terrified me, and amazed me in it's brilliance.

I don't know where to begin, but when I think back to this film I
remember how I'd felt while watching it, which is also something I
can't even begin to describe. I never write reviews but for this one I
felt I should just because I believe that a lot of people pass on
watching films that don't have a rating above 7/10. But this film,
definitely deserves to be watched.

At the time when I watched the film, I only found out afterwards that
it was a true story. And you won't believe how little difference that
made to how I already felt, because it was that powerful already. I
felt terrified, and I'm not the one to be 'scared' easily, but you
should've seen what it did to people who do get scared. This film like
many other brilliant films has left me with something to think about
afterwards, but unlike any other movie I've ever seen before, Snowtown
gave me a slap across the face to open my eyes to an obvious truth. And
it felt harsh to realize it, as it probably did for anyone who's seen
Snowtown. It's that murderers exist, and yes it's no surprise, but this
film showed me just how desensitized we all are to murders, serial
killers. That's why watching this film felt like I'd experienced
something. It's like that same exciting feeling you get when you watch
Avatar and you're 'experiencing' the 3-D aspects, but for this you're
exhilarated and experiencing something so f"cked up and real. It made
"This Is England" look like a Disney film. This is actually a quote
that seemed to best summarize what we all felt as me and about 8 other
people discussed the film outside the cinema. And we could still hear a
hint of fear in our laughter then.

It wasn't just another film. I've been inspired by how realistic the
scenes are, I can't imagine that it was just scripted scenes, it truly
felt all real. The actor that played the killer was the most terrifying
character or man I've ever seen on film. You must watch this, a lot of
people have become obsessed with this film, and it definitely deserves
a higher rating.